cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
nonchalant air; unruffled air
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
courteous; decorous; polite
to put in a word for; to second; to support
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
speech; expression; wording; language
nod; inclination of the head
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
modesty; humility; being humble
strong person; the strong; the powerful
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why